Hospital bed standard support



y 7, 1959 N. L. DANNENBURG 2,893,677

HOSPITAL BED STANDARD SUPPORT Filed Aug. 12,1957

/l//////////////IIII NAOMI L. DANNENBURG INVEN TOR.

United States meme HOSPITAL BEDCS'PANDARDSUPPORT :NaomizL.mannenhnrgeoklahomaiCity, Okla. Application August- 12, 1957,YSei'lalfNm. 677,561 I'Claim. (6]. 248-328) The present inventionrelatesto hospital or sick-room equipment, and more particularly toa'devicefor supportingplasma bottles, and'thei' like, adjacent a' bed.

The present invention "is a continuation-impart of an application filedby .me'in theUnite'd'States. Patent Ofiice .on May 3, .l956,'Serial"N0.582,429, 'for'Hospital Bed Standard Support, now abandoned.

When itibecomes necessary togive plasma, glucoselor :other intravenousfeedings to .a ,patient, it 'is desirable that *a-means be provided forsupporting "the necessary bottles, tubing, and the like, associatedtherewith. At 'the present this. is accomplished by means ofaverticallly disposed 'rod-likestandhaving a hooked upper end andsupported at its lowermost'end by a comparativelylarge'semisphericalbase. This'type of standard orbottle support issatisfactory from-the 'standpointof bottle. supporting,:but it is'veryunsatisfactory from the-viewpoint of convenience forthe followingreasons. iThe'base of this type. ofsupport'must'necessarily 'be' large.and sufficiently heavy to prevent its being tipped over, and .valuablecontents wasted, 'by equipment "hung thereon and being upset. Therefore,the-size and weight-of the 'base renders the device-difficultto-move-easily. "Furthermore, the.base;being rather large andnecessarily disposed. relatively close to thehead end-ofgthe-patients1bed,forms a stumbling block'for the nurses 'or doctors,and -.isin the way of additional"equipment neededinthesiclcroom."Afurther disadvantage of this :conventional type pof support is that itis not readily adjustablevertically to raise .or lowerthesupporting heckas 'desired.

It is* therefore the-principal"object of this invention toprovideastandard or supportfor-ta hospital room, .or the like, whichmaybe readily connectedto and'supported vertically by one of the-siderail supports 'of'lthe bed.

-An--equally importantobjectis -to' provideja standard of this-class'whichmay be selectivelypo'sitioned longitudinally with respect to thesupportingbedsidewall.

An additional important object-is" to provide a "device of thischaracter which may be selectively adjustedwertically for positioningthe ,upper end, portion of..the device at different elevations, orpositions.

A further objectiis toz provide a device of this class which features aplurality of hook-shaped hangers --.at. its uppermost. end for receivingand hol'di-ngbottles',:tubing, and the like.

;-Anot-her.object is to provide a devieeofzthis class which issturdilyconstructed, and yet is ofrelatively lightweight and.maytherefore be easilycarried-from one-roomzto another. 7

:Still another object is to providezadevice of this .character-.which,occupies relatively little space and is easily positioned on eitherside of a bed.

Yet another object is to provide a device of this character which mayeasily be dismantled for storing and, when thus stored, will occupy arelatively small portion of storage space.

A still further object is to provide a device of this class which issturdily and simply constructed and will 2,893,677 .tliateuted .July .7,.1959

:2 not veasily.;get out tofe order, sand=-whieh therefore thas acomparativelytiong useful life. 1

An-additionalrobjectds togprovidena device tof this class whichcomprises a supporting; base -inember.:and. a-ttelescopingvertical.adjustablesleevesafld;rodmember,yvhereby the.sleeveflanderod.members 1 maybe removed, thus leaving thebasekmembersattached-to the bed forfuture use.

The 1 present invention taccornplishe's -.these rand other objects byproviding .an. elongated; basevmeniberadapted to he longitudinally..adjustablyi-conneeted toone supporting siderailof ahospital bed. A5support. bosslis-rigidly carried by the base intermediate .itstends--.for: forming a tubular clamp which slidably-reeeiuesa-verticallydisposed tubular sleeve andnrod member. The'-.tubular\.clamp, carried by (thesupport.boss,lffrictionally.holds.the..sleeve and standardor. rodmembenatftheide sired. elevation. The uppermost end of the rod member isprovidedwith ahorizontal .headhaving a; plurality of .radiallyprojecting prongs .each. provided vwith ld ependingihook-shaped .membersfor receivingv andfholdingibottleszor.the likethereon.

Other objects will be apparent. from. the following-description whentakenincoiijunctionwith the. accompanying single, sheetlof'drawings,-,wherein:

'Figure'l is-a fragmentary perspective .view of. the device connected toafragment of albds'ide rail;

Figure 2, is a vertical cross sectional view taken substantially.alonglineiL-I-LdfEigJ .1;

Figure'B is a vertical cross sectional. view--taken;substantially alonglinef3-'-3,of"Eig.jl and,

.Figure 4' is a per spective view of.a,rec eptacle .used. in connectionwiththe' device. I 7

Like characters of; reference designate IikepartsinI those figures of,thedrawingsiin whichthey occur.

The reference numeraljiindicates, as a .whole, one horizontally disposed,side rail ofahospital-bed. Thisv si'derail. is .usually' formedofjm'etallic material, right angular in ,cross'section, 'witlijthefreeedges ofQthe same disposed inwardly; and"downwafid ly, respectively,thusproviding' an 'uppefhorizontal s -ac'ej 61 and averticallyfdisposedside i7. "Ihe 'siderail 5 is onventional..Withjhosjzi-t tal"beds,-and'may:be* formed'of ot material an'izl inother than right'anghlarfs'hape, and siflll "serve itsjpurposef 'in supporting :the"instant invention, fas willgfpresently "be apparent. I 4

The device, indicatedas a whole ay the .re'ference.numeral -10,essentiallyicomprises' afrectangular. elongated basemen'rber 132"longitudinally disposededgewise along the rail S; withthe-inwardl y tlispose'djside surface'of the base-membefin contiguousicontactwiththe-'verticaljside 'l :of the irail. ThefverticaPheigh-tfofthe%base:member 12 is less than the ver'tical ektent f ihe rail*side 7.

A pair of lugs 14 and 15 are integrally joined' 'to the uppermost edgeadjacenbeachrespective end of the base member 12prejectrinwardlyethereofiinaspacedganart righttangnlarsrelation. rTheilugs sand 1 5:5eaehxhave one :edgeradaptedeto; eontaet the upper.:horizontal: surface 6. of "the rail. ,iT-he leggthpf the lugsgltrandlspisi slightly less than thertransversmwidth safntheiraiilQuppensurfacew. A hook-shapedememher lfieislsltdably carriedhorizontaH-ybetween each. respectiuepairmfnlmst 1,4; anda15,-;with the hook-.-end\portionc17athereof adaptedatoaengagerand gripthejnwardly;KiliSPQSfiltfiQEfiQfrfllfiFBlbS. ,pAi thumbaserew 8, x e dde hreu n a-me iare eda at 19 rnn-tthe, tease. m m r Jet uee l ems dea hth zlmekimembenzla for extending and retracting the latter between thelugs to grip the rail.

The base member 12 is further provided with a boss 20 intermediate itsends which extends laterally of the base member in right angularrelation. The outer free end portion of the boss is provided with avertical bore 21 or opening and has a vertical slot 23 through the wallot the bore. A hand screw 22 is threadedly engaged within co-operatingflanges-25 on opposing sides of the vertical slot in the bore, thusforming a tubular clamp 24 on the outer end of the b'c'iss. The lowersurface of the boss 20 is provided with 'a downwardly open recess 26adjacent the base member.- A third hook-shaped member 28 is slidinglyreceived by the vertical recess 26 and a vertical slot 30 formed in thebase member in co-operation with the recess 26. The hook end portion 32of the member 28 is adapted to'grip the lowermost ,edge surface of therail vertical side 7. A hand screw 34- is extended through the uppersurface of .the boss 20 and is threadedly engaged with the hook-shapedmember 28 for extending and retracting the same to grip the rail side 7.Thus, both of thehook-shaped members 16 and the hook-shaped member 28have one inner surface in contact with the respective upper horizontalor vertical side surface of the bed rail when the latter is gripped bythe hook member, and which securely holds the base member in contactwiththe vertical side 7 for preventing any tilting movement thereof for thereasons which will presently be apparent.

An elongated sleeve member 36 is vertically received by the tubularclamp 24. The upper end portion of the sleeve 36 is provided with ascrew-operated clamp 38 having a bore substantially equal with relationto the diameter of the sleeve. An elongated rod or standard 40 isslidably received vertically within the clamp 38 and telescopinglyextends into the sleeve 36. The upper end of the rod is rigidlyconnected to a horizontally disposed head 42. Four integral armsorprongs 44 project horizontally outward from the head'42 in substantially90 relation. Each of the prongs 44 has a depending hook element 46connected thereto for receiving and holding the bail or handle 48 of areceptacle or container 50, or the like. Thus, the prongs 44 need onlybe of such length as will permit such a container or plasma bottle to besuspended from any of the hooks 46, without the container contacting therod 40. The head 42 is further provided with four vertical bores 52between and adjacent the base end of the respective prongs 44. Each ofthe bores 52 has a vertical slot 54 through the wall thereof, whereby anintermediate portion of a length of resilient tubing, not shown, may beinserted through the slot, thus permitting the respective bore 52 tofrictionally hold the tubing without restricting any flow of fluidtherethrough.

The opposing lower end edge of the base member 12 is provided with apair of enlarged portions 56,'each having a threaded bore for receivinga pair of depending hooks 58. The purpose of the hooks 58 is to permitthe container 50 to'be suspended therefrom in an out of the way positionwhen used to receive the fluid discharged from a patient. The containeris preferably indicially marked or scored to record the cubiccentimeters of fluid contained therein, and is preferably of a sizewhich will hold 1000 cc. 1

Operation The device is connected to either side of the bed byconnecting the base member 12 to the side rail, as disclosedhereinabove. The sleeve 36 and standard rod 40 are vertically adjustedto the desired height. Thereafter, conventional hospital room bottles,not shown, may be hung from any one or all of the hooks 46, whiletubing, not shown, may be frictionally engaged and held by the headbores. 52 as desired. Thus, the vertically disposed hook-shaped member28, in co-operation with the hookshaped members 16, securely grips theside rail 5 and precludes any tipping or tilting action of the device 10relative to the bed rail, regardless of the position occupied by anybottles connected to the hooks 46 relative to the center of gravity ofthe device. The device is particularly adaptable for use with patientsrequiring drainage tubes, in that the drain tube may be passed over theside of the bed clothing and taped to the sleeve 36, if desired, andextended into an opening in the lid of the receptacle 50 suspended fromone of the hooks 58, as is indicated by the short length of tubing 62.The receptacle being suspended from one of the hooks 58 positions thesame up off the floor andttherefore is not subject to tipping over, orthe like. The sleeve 36 and rod 40 are easily adjusted vertically byloosening and 'retightening the respective hand screws. The entiredevice is easily moved from one bed to another by simply loosening thescrews 18 and 34. However, it is preferred that one of the base members12 be connected to each bed, and the sleeve 36 and rod 40 inserted intothe tubular clamp when needed. Thus, when the device is not being usedthe base member 12 is in an out of the way position on the beds, and thetelescoping sleeve and rod members may be stored for future use within aminimum amount of space.

Obviously the invention is susceptible to some change or alterationwithout defeating its practicability, and I therefore do not wish to beconfined to the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings and describedherein, further than I am limited by the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A support for connecting a standard to a hospital bed having horizontalangular side rails, including: a. substantially rectangular base memberflatly contacting a longitudinal portion of the outer surface of saidside rail; said base member having a width less than the vertical extentof said outer surface of a normal bed side rail; an upstanding earcarried by each end of said base member; a pair of spaced-apart guidelugs connected to each said ear and co-operatively projecting laterallytherefrom for limiting downward movement of said base member relative tosaid side rail; a thumb screw carried by each re spective said ear andprojecting laterally therefrom between said respective pairs of guidelugs; an elongated hook-shaped clamp slidably disposed between each pairof guide lugs and threadedly engaged with said thumb screw forreleasably gripping the inner edge of the upper portion of said siderail; a laterally projecting boss centrally carried by the side of saidbase member opposite the side rail; said boss having a downwardly openvertical recess adjacent said base member; an elongated hookshapedmember slidably carried by the recess in said boss; a hand screw carriedby said boss and threadedly engaged with said hook-shaped member forreleasably engaging the latter with the lowermost edge of a bed siderail; a tubular clamp carried by the flee end of said boss; and astandard rod rotatably and slidably carried by said tubular clamp.

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